Joining us on this week’s edition were St. Louis Public Radio politics editor Erica Hunzinger and reporter Rachel Lippmann.

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Our weekly Behind the Headlines segment included a discussion about what's happening in the Missouri legislature just hours before adjournment. We also discussed recent security issues on MetroLink.

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There’s still plenty of unfinished business as the final week of the legislative session kicks off Monday.

Gov. Eric Greitens is still waiting for his fellow Republicans in the House and Senate to send him bills to ban gifts from lobbyists, create state-funded scholarships that some students could use to attend private schools and allow the Department of Revenue to issue driver’s licenses that comply with federal Real ID standards.

The St. Louis County Police Department is investigating at least seven claims that security guards on MetroLink trains and platforms acted like police officers — allegations the Bi-State Development Agency, which runs the transportation system, denies.

The department wrote its first report about a MetroLink guard attempting to make an arrest on April 8, St. Louis County Police spokesman Sgt. Shawn McGuire said Tuesday, though incidents are alleged to have happened before that. The security guards are not licensed as officers by the state and therefore don’t have authority to arrest anyone.